Clone Trooper (212th Attack Battalion) - TCW [F/S1] - Basic (No. 19)

The clone troopers of the 212th Attack Battalion are distinguished by the orange markings on their white armor. Led by Clone Commander Cody and Jedi General Obi-Wan Kenobi, this unit includes a number of elite infantrymen trained for special missions.

We
absolutely loved the look of the 212th Attack
Battalion in Star Wars Episode III: Revenge
Of The Sith. But when this clone trooper
got translated into The Clone Wars,
it lost a lot of its individuality and uniqueness
and really looked not that much different from
the clone trooper officers that we saw in Star
Wars Episode II: Attack Of The Clones. (Or
the generic white clones for that matter either.)
This time around, however, instead of red, blue,
green or yellow color being used, this clone
gets orange color flashes (in fact, it is barely
the same exact orange seen on the Episode III
212th clones). The figure doesn't have an elaborate
color pattern or anything special. Actually,
he will cut to the chase right away. This figure
is a little bit boring. Other than being a clone
trooper with a new helmet and some added color,
the figure doesn't offer much beyond that. Without
powerful decorations, intriguing markings, insignias
or even special artillery, the 212th Attack Battalion
clone trooper doesn't offer anything new to collectors.
Despite this, it is a necessary clone trooper
to add into your collection. But it won't do
anything to excite you.

The
212th Attack Battalion Clone Trooper is a kit-bashed
figure comprised of the body of 2008's TCW [F/S1] Clone
Trooper (No. 5) with an all-new head. We are
not entirely sure why Hasbro has designed a new
head. It seems a little bit futile and moot,
but they did for one reason or another that we
can't figure out. The fin on the helmet seems
to be bigger (taller) this time around. It looks
a little bit too big, but at first glance, it
looks pretty good on the figure. You already
know that this clone trooper body has a very
lean frame. And the figure didn't bulk up any
with this new release. Loaded with super-articulation, this action figure can be arranged
in almost every pose possible. He can hold his
weaponry quite well and he comes with big accessories
as well as his standard DC-15 blaster rifle.
As with most clones that followed after the first
one, he is very clean. So it looks like he has
just begun his battling. We of course aren't
big fans of this clean look. But after one constant
battering after another with these clean figures,
we are nearly growing numb of it and it is almost
involuntary acceptance at this point. (Ugh.)

A
great army builder, this figure is a great choice
to make your Republic Army grand (and grander).
Another figure was designed from the 212th Attack
Battalion mold and repainted as the 2009 TCW [F/S1] Clone
Trooper (41st Elite Corps) (No. 26) figure. Again,
this figure is another great figure you can army
build. The Clone Wars is all about the clones.
So we will continue to expect Hasbro to continually
pump out multiple versions of them for our collections.
The 212th Attack Battalion may be ones that stand
out the most, partly due to their bright orange
color and partly because they close resemble
the markings of their movie counterparts. We
wouldn't go as far to say that the clone trooper
repaints are the most exciting action figures
we have ever seen, but they absolutely serve
a purpose to the basic figure line. Without them,
we just wouldn't have the pieces that make up
the television show. Many are background characters,
but they give the television show a specific
contour and back drop. And this creates a rich
plateau for great storytelling and character
development. In short, this figure is a necessary
purchase. It is a rather generic clone trooper
that is necessary to build the best and diverse
clone army that you can.

Collector Notes

Clone Trooper (212th Attack Battalion)

Status: Clone Trooper (212th Attack Battalion) is a retool of 2008's TCW [F/S1] Clone Trooper (No. 5) figure. This time the figure comes with an all-new head sculpt.